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My Favorite OSDM Albums

Alphabetical Order. Categorized as OSBM based on the year of release and/or style of the music. Some minor gray area albums included.

1.Aeternus - Beyond The Wandering Moon
2.Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus
3.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
4.Autopsy - Mental Funeral
5.Baphomet - The Dead Shall Inherit

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Created by Ryanm123 on 29.05.2023



OLD SCHOOL DEATH METAL (1984-1999)

1.Malevolent Creation - The Ten Commandments
2.Malevolent Creation - Retribution
3.Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence
4.Death - Scream Bloody Gore
5.Death - Leprosy

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Created by andytepedino on 14.10.2022



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Death Is Only The Beginning (Of This List)

This is a list of all the death metal albums I have listened to that I thought were at all worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is just a record of my own listening experience that I use for personal organization, not a definitive account of the best or all of the death metal out there; there will probably be albums or bands that are not death metal in the strictest sense. You'll find some OSDM, melodeath, tech death, death-doom, maybe a bit of deathcore, I don't know. Maybe some non-death metal albums by death metal bands that I put in here just because.

1.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
2.Death - Symbolic
3.At The Gates - With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness
4.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
5.Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side

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Created by ScreamingSteelUS on 15.04.2022



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Top Death Metal Old School (No Order)

1.Asphyx - Last One On Earth
2.Benediction - Transcend The Rubicon
3.Bolt Thrower - ...For Victory
4.Carcass - Heartwork
5.Death - Leprosy

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Created by Apovlitus on 29.10.2021



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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die

An ongoing list for personal use as well as for reference for beginners (& veterans alike). This is solely my personal opinion and taste (Death & Prog mostly but do give every genre a try). Basically will include albums I've rated 8 & above. Sorted by year since I'll need a Venn diagram to sort by genre (seriously MS please make it happen if possible). Will feature multiple releases per year (obviously) and per band (since if a band is putting out better albums it deserves more recognition). Keeping the metal faith alive from India

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
2.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
4.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5.Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself

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Created by metalriff on 05.02.2021



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Death Metal Classics

The best death metal albums pre 2000, in alphabetical order.
Work in progress.

1.Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus
2.Amorphis - Privilege Of Evil
3.Asphyx - The Rack
4.Asphyx - Last One On Earth
5.Asphyx - Embrace The Death

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Created by Obnoxious on 01.01.2019



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Best Metal Albums Ever (IMO)

Metal albums that blow me away every time I hear them. Loosely ordered... list gets less organized as it goes on. My favorite song from each album is included.

1.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
2.Faith No More - Angel Dust
3.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
4.Tool - Ænima
5.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

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Created by matthewdurham on 09.05.2017



80's-Early 90's Oldschool Death Metal

Aiming towards building a list of the best of straightforward, analog, murky Death Metal

1.Possessed - Seven Churches
2.Death Strike - Fuckin' Death
3.Death - Scream Bloody Gore
4.Entombed - Nihilist (1987-1989)
5.Sadus - Illusions / Chemical Exposure

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Created by blackvelvet on 20.03.2016



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Death Metal I enjoy the most

Here's a little list displaying my personal favorite death metal albums, based on the same idea as my heavy metal list, thus stressing the raw and the genuine. For me death metal has to be crushing, then coloured with atmosphere. Some of my choices may seem exotic, considering the list overall, but it's what broadens it. Rules : one album per band, the order isn't strict (still bottom albums are weaker than their predecessors). Many good tbdm bands are lacking, mostly because of their unfitting sound. If you think some kick-ass piece are missing, don't hesitate to suggest them. Enjoy.

1.Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious
2.Suffocation - Pierced From Within
3.Cynic - Focus
4.Septicflesh - Εσοπτρον
5.Death - Symbolic

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Created by Ansercanagicus on 25.02.2016



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100 Greatest Metal Bands

Pretty self-explanatory, with a couple caveats: first, this is mostly just a list of my favorite metal bands in approximate order (after the top 10 or so the order matters far less), with extra weight given to influence and timelessness of sound; and second, the albums selected are not necessarily the band's "best" album, or even my personal favorite -- they are the albums that I feel best represent the band's classic sound and/or well-represent the span of their career. List includes all sub-genres of metal and some post-metal metal. Feel free to spew your hatred below. \m/ (xx) \m/

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2.Iron Maiden - Powerslave
3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
5.Slayer - Reign In Blood

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Created by saw_you_drown on 03.06.2015



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The Top Of Death's Crystal Mountain (150 Greatest Death Metal Albums)

*** MAX 3 ALBUMS PER ARTIST!!! (Except Death) Also... While extra weight will be given to classic death metal albums, this list will also include exceptional examples of melodic death, death-grind, technical/progressive death, death-thrash, and blackened death. LPs ONLY. *** /\ UNDER CONSTRUCTION /\

1.Cryptopsy - None So Vile
2.Death - Symbolic
3.Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten
4.Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious
5.Death - Human

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Created by saw_you_drown on 08.04.2015



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All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Albums

An entirely subjective list of my all-time favourite metal albums, well lets better say albums/genres featured on MS, since not all here is precisely metal.
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just how much I like the album. Ordered by preference, top down.

1.Anathema - The Silent Enigma
2.Opeth - Morningrise
3.Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum
4.My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
5.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

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Created by Redel on 01.03.2014



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TOP 10 ALBUMS 1991

1.Paradise Lost - Gothic
2.Entombed - Clandestine
3.Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick
4.Death - Human
5.Sepultura - Arise

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Created by rivendel on 22.02.2014



Brosis Top 50

1.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
2.Death - Leprosy
3.Death - Spiritual Healing
4.Fear Factory - Demanufacture
5.Ghost B.C. - Opus Eponymous

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Created by LucaBrosi on 18.12.2013



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Top 20 Death Metal Albums Of 1991

Ah,1991. Maybe best year of Death Metal.

1.Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten
2.Bolt Thrower - Warmaster
3.Grave - Into The Grave
4.Immolation - Dawn Of Possession
5.Massacre - From Beyond

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Created by NorthernDickhead on 01.10.2013